Crew member just updated 204. Serious damage to first several cars of train. Several injuries, though engineer is okay. Police and Fire personnel on scene and on board the train. Third-rail power de-engergized from Floral Park to Mineola confirmed by 204. Conductor advises train may have struck a piece of a work train fouling Mainline-2.

So many railroad accidents lately. Metro North, LIRR, Amtrak, NJ Transit, MTA subway. Amtrak also had a work train fouling the tracks which killed transit workers. I remember it vividly since Steve Forbes was on that train.

The LIRR has established limited alternate service to/from Ronkonkoma & Huntington/Pt. Jeff. branches with a diesel shuttle train that will operate between Hicksville and Babylon, with train transfers at Hicksville to/from the Ronk. & Pt. Jeff. branches.

One track was out of service and a track car was operating on the out of service track. The Plasser stabilizer car, which was moving on the out-of-service track in the same direction side-swiped and struck the third car. This caused the derailment. Thirty-three injuries; four termed serious. One person had multiple fractures. Seven employees injured. Two M-7 cars substantially damaged.

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adamj023 wrote:So many railroad accidents lately. Metro North, LIRR, Amtrak, NJ Transit, MTA subway. Amtrak also had a work train fouling the tracks which killed transit workers. I remember it vividly since Steve Forbes was on that train.

Do enlighten us, when was the last NYCT subway accident - routine 12/9s don't count...Metro North has been behaving for the most part since Spuyten Duyvil save for Valhalla (which wasn't even the railroad's fault)...both are looking like the regional golden children these days.

"I am no longer just a girl on the train, going back and forth without point or purpose."